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The Top 10 Tips to Transform Your Health

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Yes, Dr. Mercola is controversial. But his top 10 strategies for a healthier life seem heavily rooted in common sense. One reason for Dr. Joseph Marcela’s strong appeal—whether you view him as a visionary or a quack—is that much of what he advocates is based on common sense and good science. On his site, for […]

More on Liver Health—1, 2, 3

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Yesterday (after posting A New Year’s Resolution for Liver Health—1, 2, 3), a friend emailed me about our post on liver health, wanting specifics on what products Dick and I use. Here they are: BRI Nutrition Odorless Garlic New Chapter Turmeric Force or The People’s Chemist Daily Dose Avocados (from our tree) or Hass Avocados (from […]

A New Year’s Resolution for Liver Health—1, 2, 3

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The human body is faced with a lifelong onslaught of toxic chemicals—from chlorine and fluoride in drinking water, to exhaust from autos, factories and power plants, to flame retardants on furniture, to chemicals in skin lotions and potions, to food on supermarket shelves that has been preserved, dipped, dyed or sprayed. And the list goes […]

Happy New Year

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As New Year approaches and resolutions are yet to be made, here are a few articles that might help you decide how to be healthier, more active, younger looking, and perhaps happier. Klaus Obermeyer has skied his entire life. The 95-year-old founder of Obermeyer ski apparel still skis, swims over a mile every day, and […]

The 2 Most Important Words in Food

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Originally posted on October 7th, 2011. For your family, the two most important words in food are, without a doubt, “shop local”! I have written before about the fraudulent description of products as “free-range.” The label “organic” is often used to promote food when it doesn’t much matter whether the food is organic or not, […]

Inflammation, Cancer and Heart Disease.

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Eatlocalgrown.com informs readers: “It’s important to realize that chronic inflammation is the source of many if not most diseases, including cancer, obesity, and heart disease, which essentially makes it the leading cause of death in the U.S.” Eatlocalgrown.com provides a list of Top Seven Anti-Inflammatory Foods with supporting details. My own independent research draws a […]

Don’t Get Sick in July

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If you get sick in July, you’re more likely to end up in the hands of a novice doctor. Alexandra Robbins writes in Politico, “In July, U.S. death rates in these hospitals surge between 8 and 34 percent.” Robbins explains: Don’t get sick in July. Every year in teaching hospitals at the start of July, medical […]

Furious 7: The Rock

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It’s not easy being the Rock. Here’s a taste of his daily diet: DWAYNE JOHNSON’S DIET MEAL 1 10 oz cod 2 whole eggs 2 cups oatmeal MEAL 2 8 oz cod 12 oz sweet potato 1 cup veggies MEAL 3 8 oz chicken 2 cups white rice 1 cup veggies MEAL 4 8 oz […]

Cancer—the Fastest Growing Disease on Earth?

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Unfortunately, few among us reach a certain age without having a loved one or good friend die from or deal with cancer. In Ken Burns’ film “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies” (on PBS), we are told, “Cancer is a worldwide scourge. The fastest-growing disease on earth.” But as Stephen Moore, an economist at the […]

A Life and Death Menace

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Monica Crowley in the Washington Times asks an important question: Why are the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommending mandatory quarantine for personnel returning from Ebola-struck regions in Africa, yet the Obama administration calls three weeks in quarantine “overreach”? Maybe we need hazmat suits to protect us from our leaders. The president has two primary jobs: […]